Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Gang leader escapes during prison riot in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - One of Haiti's most powerful gang leaders, Arnel Joseph, escaped from a prison in the outskirts of the capital Port-au-Prince during a riot on Thursday that left seven priso...
Feb 25, 2021
Japan wildfire rages for 5th day, more households to be urged to evacuate
TOKYO (Reuters) - A forest fire in a sparsely populated area 75 kilometres north of Tokyo continued to rage for a fifth day on Friday, as local officials were set to ask dozens more households to evac...
Feb 25, 2021
New Zealand backs drone project to protect endangered dolphins
By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's government said on Friday that it was backing a new project that uses drone technology to understand and protect the endangered Mui dolphins in th...
Feb 25, 2021
Population of Mexico’s monarch butterflies falls 26%, conservationists find
EL ROSARIO, Mexico (Reuters) - The population of monarch butterflies that arrived in Mexico's forests to hibernate this winter fell 26% from a year earlier, the country's Commission for National Prote...
Feb 25, 2021
Australia lifts ban on Boeing 737 MAX, a first in Asia-Pacific region
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's aviation regulator said on Friday it would lift a near two-year ban on flights to and from the country that use the Boeing Co 737 MAX aircraft, making it the first natio...
Feb 25, 2021
China’s economy could grow 8-9% this year from low base in 2020: central bank adviser
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's gross domestic product (GDP) could expand 8-9% in 2021 as it continues to rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic, Liu Shijin, a policy adviser to the People's Bank of China, sa...
Feb 25, 2021
Myanmar police raid protest district as World Bank halts some payments
(Reuters) - Myanmar police launched a crackdown overnight in a Yangon district after breaking up a protest to oppose a military appointed local official, as the World Bank halted payments to projects ...
Feb 25, 2021
Oil prices fall on rising U.S. dollar, expectations for supply gains
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Oil prices fell on Friday as a collapse in bond prices led to gains in the U.S. dollar and expectations grew that with oil prices back above pre-pandemic levels, m...
Feb 25, 2021
Biden discusses crisis in Ethiopia’s Tigray region with Kenyan leader: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden, in a call with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday, discussed the crisis in Ethiopia's Tigray region, the White House said. (Reporting by Eric ...
Feb 25, 2021
Tim Hortons China raises fresh cash, plans to add over 200 shops in 2021
BEIJING (Reuters) - Tim Hortons China has completed a new fundraising round from Sequoia Capital China, Tencent Holdings and Eastern Bell Capital, the coffee chain said on Friday. The funds will be us...
Feb 25, 2021
